Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) need constant monitoring by nurses, respiratory therapists, and physicians. To make decisions and plan therapies, these clinicians must observe and reconcile a vast array of information originating from devices located at the bedsides of multiple patients. Their efforts are hindered by: information being physically limited to the bedside; information overload from the number of devices and separate displays; lack of integration and interaction between devices; displays which fail to present information in a way that is easy to understand; alarm fatigue; lacking historical data or clinical context to support clinical decision making; difficulty locating a team member for consultation or to provide an extra pair of hands